DROCHAID RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC580297 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 2 other
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-04-26
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2026-04-26
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2026-04-26
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other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-26
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2025-03-13
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2025-03-13
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2025-03-13
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2025-03-13
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2024-05-31
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GETTINBY, Michael John appointed
secretary
2024-05-31
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officers · AP03
2024-04-26
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2024-04-26
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2024-04-26
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other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-26
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other · GUARANTEE2
2023-06-30
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officers · AP01
2023-06-29
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RICHARDS, Joseph John Beswarick appointed
director
2023-06-28
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officers · AP01
2023-06-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-15
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DWYER, Catherine Lynn, Dr appointed
director
2023-04-28
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2023-04-28
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other · AGREEMENT2
2023-04-19
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-04-19
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other · GUARANTEE2
2022-11-29
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officers · TM01
2022-11-16
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SELLENS, Rowena Jane resigned
director
2022-02-22
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DENCH, Grant, Dr. resigned
director
2021-06-23
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WHYTE, Derick Blair appointed
director
2021-01-31
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TOOZE, Robert Paul resigned
director
2021-01-01
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DENCH, Grant, Dr. appointed
director
2018-03-01
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PREST, David William appointed
director
2018-03-01
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SELLENS, Rowena Jane appointed
director
2018-02-01
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MACDONALD, William Alasdair, Dr appointed
director
2017-10-31
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Company incorporated
As DROCHAID RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
2017-10-31
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WATSON, Derek Alexander appointed
director
2017-10-31
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TOOZE, Robert Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

St Andrews Innovation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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St Andrews Innovation Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DROCHAID RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED

This company · SC580297

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
St Andrews Innovation Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	08/01/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Paul Toozeceased 08/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Derek Alexander Watsonceased 08/01/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-10-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Walter Bower House Main Street

Guardbridge

St. Andrews

KY16 0US

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28